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NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on a draft action plan document, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Healthcare Workers (HCW). The document provides a roadmap on how NIOSH/ National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) propose to address the lack of preparedness regarding effective PPE for use in an influenza pandemic. The comments and information submitted to the docket will be considered in developing the next version of this document. The draft action plan document and comments on it are available below.
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| Materials Under Evaluation |
| NIOSH draft report – “Draft personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers (HCW) action plan” – 2/28/08 (66 pages, 15,210kb) |
| IOM Report – “Preparing for an influenza pandemic: personal protective equipment for healthcare workers” by Goldfrank LR and Liverman CT (eds) – 1/1/08 (206 pages, 32,870kb) |
| IOM Report Brief – “Preparing for an influenza pandemic: personal protective equipment for healthcare workers” (4 pages, 699kb) |
| Submissions from the Public in Order of Receipt |
| Submission to the docket from Langes (Berkerley Building Education Center) – 3/4/08 (1 page, 190kb) |
| Submission to the docket from Janssen (WorkSafeBC) – 3/6/08 (1 page, 211kb) |
| Attachment to submission from Janssen “Influenza transmission and the role of personal protective respiratory equipment: an assessment of the evidence” (59 pages, 8,260kb) |
| Attachment to submission from Janssen “Report in Focus” (4 pages, 862kb) |
| Submission to the docket from Jones (Cardinal Health) – 3/21/08 (1 page, 199kb) |
| Submission to the docket from Kajola (AFL-CIO) – 4/1/08 (6 pages, 1,450kb) |
| Submission to the docket from Jones (St. Joseph’s Medical Center) – 5/15/08 (1 page, 176kb) |
| Submission to the docket from Tomlinson (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology – 5/20/08 (3 pages, 767kb) |
Submission to the docket from Bantz (St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center) – 5/23/08 (1 page, 150kb) |
| Submission to the docket from Moyna (Trinity Health) – 5/27/08 (1 page, 204kb) |
| Submission to the docket from Borwegan (Service Employees International Union) – 5/27/08 (4 pages, 747b) |
| Submission to the docket from Bradley (International Safety Equipment Association) – 5/28/08 (7 page, 1,680kb) |
| Submission to the docket from Olins (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) – 5/30/08 (3 page, 692kb) |
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